Mark Wilks

Col.
Mark Wilks
FRS
Speaker of the House of Keys
MonarchKing William IV
Lieutenant GovernorJohn Ready
Personal details
Born1759
Douglas, Isle of Man
Died19 September 1831 (aged 71–72)
Kelloe House, Berwickshire
PartyIndependent
Parents
  • Elizabeth (née Christian)
  • Rev. James Wilks
Profession
  • Army officer
  • historian
  • colonial governor
  • politician
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Colonel Mark Wilks SHK, FRS (1759 – 19 September 1831) was a Madras Army officer, historian and colonial administrator who worked in southern India principally in the princely state of Mysore. He was the acting Resident at the Wodeyar Court.

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